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Thursday, June 22, 2017

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA REPORTS MAY SALES AND BEST TUCSON MONTH OF ALL TIME

Retail Sales up 10 Percent Year-Over-Year

Fleet Mix Under 10 Percent in May

Ioniq up 39 Percent Compared with April

Genesis G80 and G90 Sales Up 25 Percent Compared with April

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2017 –Hyundai
Motor America today reported May sales of Hyundai and Genesis branded
vehicles of 60,011 units, a decline of 15 percent compared with May
2016. Retail sales for the month were strong with the overall decline
attributed to a temporary reduction in fleet deliveries compared with
May of last year.

SALES BY BRAND

May-17

May-16

2017 YTD

2016 YTD

Hyundai

58,259

71,006

283,547

306,549

Genesis

1,752

0

8,306

0

TOTAL

60,011

71,006

291,853

306,549

HYUNDAI BRAND HIGHLIGHTS“In May, we
continued our positive retail sales momentum on the core products in our
lineup—Sonata, Elantra, Tucson and Santa Fe—which all saw increases
compared to last year,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national
sales, Hyundai Motor America.

All-time Tucson monthly sales mark, eclipsing the record from just last month

Tucson sales up 44 percent, totaling 10,600 sold

Positive consumer demand for Ioniq which sold 1,827 vehicles, up 39 percent over April as production and supply ramps up

Accent sales up 6 percent year-over-year with 5,773 sold

HYUNDAI MODELS

Vehicle

May-17

May-16

2017 YTD

2016 YTD

Accent

5,773

5,432

27,487

36,191

Azera

326

368

1,551

2,233

Elantra

16,407

22,168

86,955

73,892

Equus

1

123

17

904

Genesis

76

2,970

890

14,989

Santa Fe

9,844

14,732

47,426

39,099

Sonata

12,605

15,879

66,768

92,547

Tucson

10,600

7,369

41,707

35,471

Veloster

800

1,965

7,271

11,223

Ioniq

1,827

0

3,475

0

GENESIS BRAND HIGHLIGHTS“Genesis
had a strong month in May, with sales of both G80 and G90 up 25 percent
compared with last month,” said Erwin Raphael, general manager of
Genesis in the U.S. market. “G80 Sport is entering dealerships now. We
just launched it last week to an enthusiastic media response and we
expect its enhanced performance and driving dynamics to resonate with
luxury car buyers. Overall, G80 continues to perform strongly in one of
the most competitive segments in the entire industry.”

GENESIS MODELS

Vehicle

May-17

May-16

2017 YTD

2016 YTD

G80

1,355

0

6,390

0

G90

397

0

1,916

0

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICAHyundai
Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a
subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are
distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and
are sold and serviced through 835 dealerships nationwide. All new
Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance
program, which includes a 5-year/60,000-mile fully-transferable new
vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai’s 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain
limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance.